Casual Friday: Link Pack
Honestly, I save pages all the time to Pinboard (if you collect pages/links for future reference, let me be the first to say this is worth a one-time fee of $10.37), and it’s been quite some time since I’ve emptied my queue. I’ve scoured the entire internet to bring these to you, which is no small feat. You’re welcome.
Anton Checkov on the 8 qualities of cultured people.
I want this hole to another universe for my son’s bedroom wall.
Steve Jobs’s most inspiring quotes.
Nike has fired its FuelBand team and seems set to exit the wearables market. This is interesting to me for two reasons: (1) the FuelBand was widely met with good reviews, and (2) Tim Cook wears a FuelBand. And he’s on the Nike board. My wildly-speculative guess is that Nike knows something we don’t about, um, a disruption in the wearables space. Just a hunch.
The Crossroads of Should and Must: easily the best thing you’ll read all weekend. I mean it.
6 must-read book recommendations from our favorite leaders. Looking for a good book to read, one that comes recommended from someone you respect? Your search is over. (I’ve read Julien Smith’s The Flinch, and it’s one of the ONLY books about self-improvement that has stuck with me. I literally think about it weekly. Oh, and it’s free, too.)
Interesting: Sherpa pay on Mt. Everest is $2k-$4K per season, compared to a median income of $540. It’s a good (but obviously insanely dangerous) gig to have, and their lives are insured up to $23K. Talk about endeavoring risk for reward.
Honestly — no kidding here — I love dodgeball. Yes, I know that’a a terribly awkward sentence for a 45-year-old to write. Nevertheless, it’s too bad the game has been demonized to the point of extinction.
I’ve wondered this myself: why is national anthem singing so much better in hockey than other sports?
Have a good weekend, everyone.
